Right here.
Right now.
In this place.
In this so-called
land of the fair-go.
Here, I call out and condemn
all that strips us of kindness
and humanity, all the words
and acts that make a human
into a hate category.

Right here.
Right now.
I lift my head above the fear
and use my finger to point
to the sky,
the open sky,
the sky where birds fly free,
the sky of promise,
the sky we all share.

 

28/5/2024